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You know about Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Now there is a special day to encourage charitable giving right after Thanksgiving at the beginning of the busy holiday season and giving time at the end of the year.

Encourage donors, volunteers and pro bono consultants to share their plans to give back on their social networks and in their online communities. “Like” and re-tweet their posts.”

Ask a board member to put up a matching grant. In 2012, many partners were able to leverage small matching grants to bring in big donations.

Consider trying mobile or online giving in 2013. There are many services that make it simple to accept mobile donations. Check out our giving platforms site to learn more about how you can use new tools to enhance your fundraising campaign.

Start a volunteer campaign in your community. Invite donors, employees and your neighbors to get together to celebrate giving by creating a day of service.

Get your city to proclaim December 3 #GivingTuesday. Feel free to use our toolkit to talk to your local officials.

Share your story! Reach out to press outlets in your community and spread the word by sharing your story with us at givingtuesday@gmail.com!